divvy

verb
div·​vy | \ ˈdi-vē How to pronounce divvy (audio) \
divvied; divvying

Definition of divvy

transitive verb

: divide, share usually used with up

Examples of divvy in a Sentence

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More important, census totals are used to divvy up congressional seats among the 50 states, and as the base for drawing thousands of state and local political boundaries. Michael Wines, New York Times, "Trump Considering an Executive Order to Allow Citizenship Question on Census," 5 July 2019 More important, census totals are used to divvy up congressional seats among the 50 states, and as the base for drawing thousands of state and local political boundaries. John Wagner, BostonGlobe.com, "Government lawyers step up effort to get a citizenship question on 2020 Census, court filing shows," 5 July 2019 Census results are used to divvy up seats in the House of Representatives and to draw political maps at all levels of government. San Diego Union-Tribune, "Trump administration drops effort to add citizenship question to 2020 Census," 2 July 2019 Astronauts brought back 2,200, which have been divvied up into sub-samples for research. Daniela Hernandez, WSJ, "NASA Worries its Moon Rocks Will Moonwalk Away," 21 June 2019 When divvied up by region, race and class, the results are sobering. John Myers, latimes.com, "For Californians, the golden dream depends on where you live and how much you earn," 9 June 2019 Although the program is limited by the approximately $50 million a year statewide that is divvied up by region. Kristi Tanner, Freep.com, "FREE PRESS INVESTIGATION Thank heavens: They finally got their bridge fixed; many communities still suffer," 7 June 2019 All season, Green has divvied playing time in the outfield based primarily on performance and match-ups. San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres notes: Outfield crowd; Paddack strikes; Margot’s pop; Hunter on target," 11 Aug. 2019 Offense Based on how the workload has been divvied and the overall performances of the quarterbacks, junior Jack Coan appears to be leading a three-man race to start the opener. Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "How does Wisconsin's personnel stack up halfway through training camp?," 10 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of divvy

1877, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for divvy

by shortening & alteration from divide

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